The Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage
addresses the stringent requirements of large virtualized data center
storage environments. It delivers uncompromising availability, security,
scalability, ease of management, and transparent integration of new
technologies for extremely flexible data center SAN solutions. It
shares the same operating system and management interface with other
Cisco data center switches, enabling you to transparently deploy
unified fabrics with Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) connectivity for low total cost of ownership.

The MDS 9706 director has been designed to deliver:

Lower total cost of ownership with SAN consolidation

Scalable expansion with outstanding investment protection

Enterprise-class availability

Business transformation with enterprise cloud deployment

Convergence with multihop FCoE

A comprehensive solution for robust security

Model abstract 9710-E06

The Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage
addresses the stringent requirements of large virtualized data center
storage environments. It delivers uncompromising availability, security,
scalability, ease of management, and transparent integration of new
technologies for extremely flexible data center SAN solutions. It
shares the same operating system and management interface with other
Cisco data center switches. MDS 9706 lets you transparently deploy
unified fabrics with Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) connectivity for low total cost of ownership (TCO).
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The Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage is a
director-class SAN switch designed for deployment in small to
medium-sized storage networks to support enterprise cloud computing and
business transformation. It layers a comprehensive set of intelligent
features onto a high-performance, protocol-independent switch fabric.

For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business
Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL.
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Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director addresses the requirements of
large virtualized data center storage environments. It delivers
uncompromising availability, security, scalability, ease of
management, and transparent integration of new technologies for
extremely flexible data center SAN solutions. It shares the same
operating system and management interface as other Cisco data center
switches, enabling you to transparently deploy unified fabrics with
Fibre Channel and FCoE connectivity for low total cost of ownership.

The MDS 9706 has been designed to provide:

Lower total cost of ownership with SAN consolidation:
MDS 9706 lets you easily consolidate data assets into fewer, larger,
and more manageable SANs to reduce hardware footprint and associated
capital and operational expenses.

Scalable expansion with outstanding investment
protection: MDS 9706 is designed to make optimal use
of valuable data center floor space. It allows up to four MDS 9706
Directors per standard 7-foot rack (42RU). A smaller footprint makes
it an excellent candidate for deployment in smaller storage networks,
as well as pod-based converged data center infrastructure solutions
for the cloud.

Enterprise-class availability: MDS 9706 was designed
for high availability from the beginning. In addition to meeting the
basic requirements of nondisruptive software upgrades and redundancy
of all critical hardware components, the MDS 9706 software
architecture offers outstanding availability. It provides redundancy
on all major hardware components, such as power supplies and the
supervisor and fabric modules. The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor
Module automatically restarts failed processes, making the MDS 9706
exceptionally robust. In the rare event that a supervisor module is
reset, complete synchronization between the active and standby
supervisor modules helps ensure stateful failover with no disruption
of traffic.

Business transformation with enterprise cloud
deployment Enterprise clouds provide organizations
with elastic computing and network capabilities, enabling IT
departments to scale resources up or down as needed in a quick and
cost-efficient manner. MDS 9706 delivers outstanding scalability with
the following features for enterprise cloud deployments:

The following optional licensed activation features are available
for the Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage:

MDS 9700 Enterprise Package (#7610): The Cisco MDS 9700
Enterprise Package is designed to provide enhanced security and
management features bundled for convenience and added flexibility.
With this license, up to 4095 buffer credits can be allocated to an
individual port, enabling full link bandwidth over long distances with
no degradation in link utilization. Some of the functions enabled
with this feature are VSAN-based access control, IP security, fabric
binding, and VSAN routing.

MDS 9700 DCNM SAN Advanced Edition (#7611): MDS 9700
DCNM is an intuitive application that simplifies management across
multiple switches and fabrics. Focused on supporting efficient
operations and management of VM-aware fabrics, it delivers a robust
framework and rich feature set that meets the routing, switching, and
storage administration needs of present and future virtualized data
centers. MDS 9700 DCNM streamlines provisioning of the unified fabric
and proactively monitors the SAN components. MDS 9706 DCNM SAN
Advanced Edition (#7611) is licensed for each MDS 9706 (9710-E06).

The MDS 9706 scales up to 192 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel or
10-Gbps FCoE ports per chassis.

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Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage addresses
the stringent requirements of large virtualized data center storage
environments. It delivers uncompromising availability, security,
scalability, ease of management, and transparent integration of new
technologies for extremely flexible data center SAN solutions. It
shares the same operating system and management interface with other
Cisco data center switches. MDS 9706 lets you transparently deploy
unified fabrics with Fibre Channel, and FCoE connectivity for low TCO.

Using Cisco MDS 9700 family switching modules, the MDS 9706
supports up to 192 ports in a 6-slot modular chassis, with up to 768
ports in a single rack. You can configure ports as Fibre Channel
(2/4/8-Gbps, 4/8/16-Gbps, or 10-Gbps), FCoE (10-Gbps), or a mix of
both Fibre Channel and FCoE. The MDS 9706 supports the same Fibre
Channel and FCoE switching modules as the Cisco MDS 9710 director for
a high degree of system commonality. Designed to grow with your
storage environment, the MDS 9706 provides smooth migration, common
sparing, and outstanding investment protection.

The Cisco MDS 9706 (9710-E06) is a nine-rack-unit chassis, which
requires a minimum of one and supports up to a maximum of four
optional modules. With the #3648 48-port 16 Gbps FC Module the MDS
9706 scales from 48 to 192 ports of Fibre Channel switching at 16 Gbps
speed. It is capable of auto-negotiation to 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps
speeds for servers and storage components.

The base model includes three Fabric-1 and two Supervisor-1
modules. The base model ships with three fan trays and four 3000 W ac
power supplies. The 9710-E06 system has front-to-back airflow and it
is rack mountable in standard 19-inch EIA rack. To assure
installability and serviceability in non-IBM industry-standard racks,
review the installation planning information for any product-specific
installation requirements.

To meet the needs of all users, the MDS 9710 provides three
principal modes of management: the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI, Cisco
DCNM, and integration with third-party storage management tools. On
the front of the unit, there are three connections (one RJ45 Console,
one Ethernet RJ45, and two USB 2.0 ports) providing management
interface.

This product may not be certified in your country for connection by
any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications
networks. Further certification may be required by law prior to
making any such connection. Contact an IBM representative or reseller
for any questions.

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Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage

Transceivers Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP or SFP+)

The Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage is
enhanced with a number of selectable transceivers.

All fiber channel switching modules exclude separately orderable
optics. Initial Orders of FC Switching Modules require one third of
the ports populated with transceivers. Customers can populate with
lower price 8 Gbps SFP's and replace these with 16 Gbps SFP's in the
future.

(#0983) TAA Compliance

Summary: This feature specifies the machine shipment is to comply with
the US Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

Minimum Number of Features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum Number of Features per 9710-E06: 1.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: None.

Customer Setup: N/A.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: No.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable Order: None.

(#5020) FC 10Gb SW SFP+

(No longer available as of April 15, 2018)

Summary: This feature provides one shortwave 10 Gbps SFP+
transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at
distances up to 33 meters while using the appropriate 62.5/125 micron
(62.5u) OM1 fiber optic cable, and distances up to 82 meters while
using the appropriate 50.0/125 micron (50u) OM2 fiber optic cable.
The OM3 50 micron optical fiber cable can support distances up to 300
m.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 192.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: Applicable to port modules #3648 and #3650.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: Must order 16 of #5020, #5022, #5410, #5420, #5480,
#5602, #5621, #5611, #5830, #5850, or #5855; or 4 of #5604, #5614,
#5834, or #5854 for each #3648.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5022) FC 10Gb LW SFP+

(No longer available as of April 15, 2018)

Summary: This feature provides one longwave 10 Gbps SFP+
transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at
distances up to 10 km (6.2 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125
micrometer single mode fiber optic cable.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 192.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: Applicable to port modules #3648 and #3650.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: Must order 16 of #5020, #5022, #5410, #5420, #5480,
#5602, #5621, #5611, #5830, #5850, or #5855; or 4 of #5604, #5614,
#5834, or #5854 for each #3648.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5210) Tri-Rate SW SFP

This feature provides a Tri-Rate (1 and 2 Gbps and Gigabit
Ethernet) SW SFP transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel
connections at supported distances up to 35 meters while using the
appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber optic cable, and distances up to
15 meters while using the appropriate 62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic
cable.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: 0.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 32.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: Applicable to port module #3650 only.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: Maximum qty of #5210 + #5220 + #5250 per #3650 = 8.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5220) Tri-Rate LW SFP

This feature provides a Tri-Rate (1 and 2 Gbps and Gigabit
Ethernet) SW SFP transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel
connections at supported distances up to 35 meters while using the
appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber optic cable, and distances up to
15 meters while using the appropriate 62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic
cable.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: 0.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 32.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: Applicable to port module #3650 only.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: Maximum qty of #5210 + #5220 + #5250 per #3650 = 8.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5250) Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP

This feature provides a Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP that can be
used on the IP and FCoE ports.

Limitations: Can order up to 24 of #5440, #5441, #5442, #5410,
#5420, or #5480 per #3640 ordered.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable Order: None.

(#5441) 40GBASE-CSR QSFP+

Summary: This feature provides 40GBASE-CSR4 QSFP Modules that
extend the reach of the IEEE 40GBASE-SR4 interface to 300 and 400
meters on laser-optimized OM3 and OM4 multimode parallel fiber,
respectively. Each 10-gigabit lane of this module is compliant to
IEEE 10GBASE-SR specifications. This module can be used for native
40G optical links over 12-fiber parallel cables with MPO/MTP female
connectors or in a 4x10G mode with parallel to duplex fiber breakout
cables for connectivity to four 10GBASE-SR interfaces. Cisco
QSFP-40G-CSR4 is optimized to guarantee interoperability over the
complete specification range of 10GBASE-SR.

Minimum Number of Features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum Number of Features per 9710-E06: 192.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: Applicable to port module #3640 only.

Customer Setup: Yes.

Limitations: Can order up to 24 of #5440, #5441, #5442, #5410,
#5420, or #5480 per #3640 ordered.

Limitations: Must order at least 16 of #5020, #5022, #5410,
#5420, #5480, #5602, #5611, #5621, #5830, #5850, or # 5855; or four of
#5604, #5614, #5834, or #5854 per #3648 ordered.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5602) FC 16Gb SW SFP+

Summary: This feature provides one shortwave SFP transceiver,
designed to provide 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 35 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, distances up to 15 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable, or up to 100 meters with the
50.0 micron OM3 cable.

(#5611) FC 16Gb 10km LW SFP+

Summary: This feature provides one longwave SFP transceiver,
designed to provide 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 10 kilometers while using the appropriate 9 micron single mode
fiber optic cable.

(#5830) FC 8Gb SW SFP+

Summary: This feature provides one shortwave SFP transceiver,
designed to provide 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 50 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, distances up to 21 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable, or up to 150 meters with the
50.0 micron OM3 cable.

(#5850) FC 8Gb 10km LW SFP+

Summary: This feature provides one longwave SFP transceiver,
designed to provide 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 10 kilometers while using the appropriate 9 micron single mode
fiber optic cable.

(#5604) FC 16Gb SW SFP+ - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four shortwave SFP transceivers,
designed to provide 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 35 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, and distances up to 15 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable.

(#5614) FC 16Gb 10km LW SFP+ - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four longwave SFP transceivers,
designed to provide 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 10 kilometers while using the appropriate 9 micron single mode
fiber optic cable.

(#5834) FC 8Gb SW SFP+ - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four shortwave SFP transceivers,
designed to provide 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 50 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, and distances up to 21 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable.

(#5854) FC 8Gb 10km LW SFP+ - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four longwave SFP transceivers,
designed to provide 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections at distances up
to 10 kilometers while using the appropriate 9 micron single mode
fiber optic cable.

A fiber optic cable is required for attaching the Cisco MDS 9700
family switch or director to host computer system adapters, or other
Fibre Channel storage area components. The fiber optic cable can be
customer supplied, and must meet specifications defined by Cisco
Systems. Where a limited distance connection exists, fiber optic
cables can be ordered with Cisco products from IBM with the following
features:

(#5642) 5m 50u LC/LC Fiber Cable - 4 Pack

(No Longer Available as of April 15, 2017)

(#5643) 25m 50u LC/LC Fiber Cable - 4 Pack

(No Longer Available as of April 15, 2017)

Summary: These features provide quantity 4 of 50.0/125u LC to LC
connector fibre cables in the length indicated.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 48.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#5644) OM3 Cable LC/LC 5m - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four additional 5 meter OM3 cables
required for attaching the SAN directors to the host system adapters
or other storage area Fibre Channel components.

Minimum Number of Features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum Number of Features per 9710-E06: 48.

Prerequisites: None.

Corequisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer Setup: Yes.

Limitations: None.

Field Installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable Order: None.

(#5645) OM3 Cable LC/LC 25m - 4 Pack

Summary: This feature provides four additional 25 meter OM3 cables
required for attaching the SAN directors to the host system adapters
or other storage area Fibre Channel components.

Power cords for Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System
Storage (9710-E06)

You must specify the type of power cord when ordering the Cisco MDS
9706 Multilayer Director for IBM System Storage (9710-E06) from IBM.
Specify the required country-specific feature number (#9310-#9323) in
the initial order, or choose the Cabinet Jumper Power Cord (#9229).

(#9229) Cab Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 20A, C20-C19 Connector

(#9310) Power Cord 250VAC, US/Japan, Plug NEMA 6-20

(#9311) PPower Cor 250VAC, US/Japan, Plug NEMA L6-20

(#9312) Power Cord 250VAC, Eur., Src Plug CEE 7/7

(#9313) Power Cord 250VAC, Int., Src Plug IEC 309

(#9314) Power Cord 250VAC, S Africa Src Plug EL 208, SABS 164-1

(#9315) Power Cord 250VAC, Switz. SEV 5934-2 Type 23

(#9316) Power Cord 250VAC 16A, China, Src Plug GB16C

(#9317) Power Cord 250VAC 16A, Korea, Src Plug

(#9319) Power Cord 250VAC 16A, Australia, Src Plug AU20S3

(#9320) Pwr Crd, 125VAC 20A NEMA 5-20 Plug, North America/Japan

(#9321) Pwr Crd 250VAC 16A, Israel, Src Plug SI16S3

(#9322) Pwr Crd 250VAC 16A, Argentina, Src Plug IR2073-C19

(#9323) Pwr Crd 250VAC 16A, Brazil, Src Plug EL224-C19

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 4.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

Shipping and handling

Select either feature #AGE7 or feature #AG00 on the order.

(#AGE7) Shipping Charge

Summary: This feature indicates each Model 9710-E06 on the order
will have a shipping and handling charge added to the order.

(#AG00) Shipping No Charge

Summary: This feature indicates Model 9710-E06 will have no
shipping and handling charge added to the order.

(#3620) MDS 9700 48-port 10-Gbps FCoE Switching Module

FCoE Switching Modules allow separately orderable optics. Initial
Orders of Switching Modules are not bound to populate one third of
the ports with transceivers. The FCoE Switching Module can be allowed
with zero SFPs.

(#3640) MDS 9700 24-port 40-Gbps FCoE Switching Module

FCoE Switching Modules allow separately orderable optics. Initial
Orders of Switching Modules are not bound to populate one third of
the ports with transceivers. The FCoE Switching Module can be allowed
with zero SFPs.

(#7610) MDS 9700 Enterprise Package

Summary: The Cisco MDS 9700 Enterprise Package is designed to
provide enhanced security and management features bundled for
convenience and added flexibility.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: 0.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 1.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: All MDS 9700 Switches and Directors in the fabric
must purchase and activate MDS 9700 Enterprise Package to enable full
set of functionality.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#7611) MDS 9700 DCNM SAN Advanced Edition

Summary: Cisco DCNM for SAN is designed to help simplify control
of the virtual infrastructure by enabling management of the entire
path through the physical to the virtual network across the whole data
center environment.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: 0.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 1.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable order: None.

(#9555) Bulk Order MES Feature

Summary: This allows a customer to order replacement power cords.

Minimum number of features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum number of features per 9710-E06: 1.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility conflicts: None.

Customer setup: Yes.

Limitations: None.

Field installable: Yes.

Plant installable: No.

Cable order: None.

(#9602) MDS 9706 Supervisor-1 Module - Plant

Summary: This feature indicates two Supervisor-1 Modules for the
MDS 9706 Director base system at the time of initial order.

(#AFZA) Cisco UCS Attachment Indicator

This feature indicates the machine is a component within a Cisco
UCS (VersaStack) environment. This feature is for administrative
purposes only and does not affect the technical capabilities of the
machine.

Minimum Number of Features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum Number of Features per 9710-E06: One.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: None.

Customer Setup: N/A.

Limitations: This feature will be added when another MTM using
the same feature is present on the order.

Field installable: No.

Plant installable: Yes.

Cable Order: None.

(#AHZC) VersaStack Solution Indicator

This feature indicates the machine is a component within a
VersaStack Solution.

Minimum Number of Features per 9710-E06: None.

Maximum Number of Features per 9710-E06: One.

Prerequisites: None.

Co-requisites: None.

Compatibility Conflicts: None.

Customer Setup: N/A.

Limitations: This feature will be added when another MTM using
the same feature is present on the order.